Weak words

Auxiliary (helping) verbs: can / could / may / might / would / will / be / do / haveTO BE: am / is / are / was / were / be / beenLinking verbs: got / seem / feel / become / turnPronouns: I / me / my / you / he / him / his / she / it / they / themPrepositions: in / on / under / over / by / for / with / from / at / throughSome adverbs (at ends of phrases): soon / now / yet / well / here / there / stillConjunctions: and / but / if / either / because / nor / yet / forArticles: the / a / an

These categories make the basic pattern and the foundation of sentence stress. However, sometimes a weak word gets used as a strong word, but a weak word should only be stressed when there is an appropriate reason to do so. Otherwise, it can cause some confusion in the conversation.